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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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